Category Archives: Carletta Carrington Wilson

  1. Carletta Carrington Wilson: Object Lessons

              Carletta Carrington Wilson’s large exhibition at the Bainbridge Island Museum of Art. “Carletta Carrington Wilson: Object Lessons” highlights all phases of her career!! It closes on Sept 20. The Museum makes a perfect day trip with a bus to downtown Seattle, a beautiful ferry ride and a short walk to […]

  2. James W. Washington Jr, and the Artists in Residence Program

    As you walk from the ferry toward the Bainbridge Island Museum of Art, you will see a  large photograph of James J. Washington, Jr. holding a chisel in the window. It announces his exhibition “Many Hats, One Spirit” at the museum until Sept 17.   Once inside the museum, climb the staircase, so you first […]

  3. Women’s Suffrage and Women’s Suffering

    The Center on Contemporary Art (COCA) WHAT STORY WOULD THE UNINTENDED BENEFICIARIES TELL (WSWUBT), which closes in two days, is a wonderful small selection of artists addressing the suffrage amendment and who was left out. The artists include Carletta Carrington Wilson with a selection from her incredible Letter to a Laundress series that I have […]

  4. Carletta Carrington Wilson “Unchain My Heart”

      At the outset of her poetic presentation, Carletta Carrington Wilson declared that her exhibition “Unchain My Heart” (listen!) is a testament to mystery. Her exhibition at Art Xchange Gallery included selections from three series of works, “constellation of shadows and leaves” (2006) “Orange You Mingus” (2008-9), and “book of the bound” (2011-12). The artist explained […]

  5. Carletta Carrington Wilson’s “Poem of Stone and Bone”

    Carletta Carrington Wilson’s Installation and poetry Poem of Stone and Bone